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routing a satellite internet connection

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by rlazojr

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I work in an area that does not provide dsl or cable service. We went ahead and ordered satellite internet from aol. The sattelite connects to the pc via usb. How can I enable the other computers in my network to access the internet. Is there a usb router I can use or do I need some type of proxy server.

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by joseph moore

Well, this is different per operating system, so I will give you the Windows version:
Enable ICS.
That will do it.
Internet Connection Sharing shares a single Internet connection with multiple machines. It has been a part of Windows since 98SE.
Technet article Q237254 talks about setting this up on a Win2K box; there is a link to the WinXP version. Here is the article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q237254
(please remove any spaces)

And here is the Win98SE article instructions:
http://www.microsoft.com/INSIDER/ARTICLES/ics.htm

hope this helps

by 1stladytech

We have set up the same type of system here, and it works very well. You need a NIC in the system to connect to the hub for the rest of the machines to access through. If you are under Win98, you will need Winproxy running to share the connection. If you are useing Win2K or XP, you need to set the USB modem to a shared connection. If you need more specific answers, email me.
Hope this helps,

Vickie

by a_albua

How many "public" IPs do you have?? One is enough anyways for either a router, firwall, Windows server or any NATing box. What do you have ??

a_albua@hotmail.com

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